The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-29
MADISON, Jan. 18.-Mr. Hammel was
granted indafinifa Lea va Of ahsenca The

MADISON, Jan. l6.-Mr. dammel was
granted indefinite leave OF absence. The
vote on the Senate resolution providing for
an apportionment committee OF five on
part OF Senate and nine on part OF the As
sembly, which was non-concurred in last
evening, was reconsidered and referred to
special committee consisting OF Assembly
men Taylor OF Barron; Keogh, OF Milwau-
kee, and Avery, OF Sauk. On motion
OF Mr.. Luchsinger, the contested seat
case from Richland County, between
Isaac McCann and G. f. Tate, was referred
to the committee on privileges and cleo
tions, with power to send for persons and
papers. Bills were introduced and referred:
To provide for the relief OF INDECENT Union
soldiers, sailors and marines, and the indi-
gent wives and children OF the same; to pro-
tect butter and cheese manufacturers by
making it an offense punishable by
penalty OF from $25 to 500 to furnish
watered, skinned and diseased milk to
cheese factories and dairies: to regulate the
manner OF drawing petit jurors in cities OF
over 1900 inhabitants; to amend sub
division 3 OF section 2,536 of chapter l52
OF revised statutes relating to foreclosure
OF mortgage to amend sections 2,625
and z, ,536, revised statutes, relating to the
summoning OF grand and petit jurors; to
authorize county agricultural societies to
issue etock to their members and levy
and obligations.
MADISON, Jan. 19.-The Assembly passed,
under suspension of the rules, the bill to
legalize the action of the County Board o;
Supervisors Of Rock County in raising the
salary OF the district attorney OF Rock
County to 81 900 from January /, 1887;
and the bill to amend chapter 279, laws OF
1885, to authorize s. NJ, Harris and John
NJ. Harris to build bridge across the Wis
l.
description in the location OF the bridge.
Two bills which will create a great
fight which is anticipated between
the Tomahawk Land Company and
the Wisconsin Improvement Company
were introduced by Mr.. McElroy OF
Milwaukee. They came in under titles not
likely to attract general attention, being
styled, "A bill to authorize William H.
Bradley to build and maintain a dam
across the Wisconsin River, in Lincoln
County" and "a bill relating to the Wis
consin River Improvement Company, and
amendatory of section 1 of chapter 292 OF
the laws of $780, Bills introduced: To
provide for the relief OF certain persons
who have been elected from lands pur-
chased from the state in consequence OF
defect OF title; to repeal chapter 211 OF the
laws OF 1885 granting women the right to
vote in school matters; to repeal chapter
270, laws OF 1881, relating to the manner
OF electiDg justices OF the peace in incor.
porated villages and cities.
MADISON, Jan. 20.-A Joint resolution
was passed under suspension OF the rules,
authorizing the appointment OF four ad-
ditional committee room attendants, and
to author;za the committee on cities to
employ clerk. A resolution was also
adopted authorizing the printing OF lists OF
the standing comnitt ees OF the Senate and
a Ia, ,-A. @la4.
to mortgages OF household furniture; to
amend the law Incorporating the city OF
Jefferson; to amend section 3,31S, revised
statutes so as 10 extend time for bringing
actions on mechanics liens; to submit all
plans and so ciications for county insane
asylums 10 The State Board of Charities
and Reform; TO iegsliz, certain proceedings
and acts OF The hoerd5 OF supervisors and
county clerks of the counties OF Lincoln
and Marathon; TO org auiza new judicial
circuit to be known as the Fifteenth
Judicial Circuit, TO fix the terms in the
several counties thereof and 10 provide for
the election OF Il lI1ge therein; to provide
for the fe5s oi CLERKS OF circuit courts in
certain cas- S; to leaSlize the acts OF the
town board OF supervisors OF the town of
Jefferson, il Monroe County; to impose
penslty fer tie adulserntion OF food.
MADISON, Jan. 21.-A bill was introduced
by Mr.. Grimm, of Jefferson, authorizing
towns to appoint a town attorney when
ever it deems such attorney necessary, pro-
vides that the salary o! such attorney
shall be fixed at sum not to exceed $3.50
per annum. The special committee con-
sisting OF Messrs. Taylor, Avery
and keogh, to whom was referred
the Senate resolution providing for an
apportionment committee made q re-
port recommending an amendment provid-
ing that the committee consist OF eighteen
members, twelve from the Assembly and
six from the Senate. Under suspension OF
the rules the Senate resolution was 30
amended, and as amended was adopted.
A communication was read from the secre-
tary OF state announcing the adoption Of
the constitutional amendment providing
for woman suffrage in school matters. The
Assembly then adjourned.